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From the Ted Talk by Wendy De La Rosa: Why talking to your friends can help you save money

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Psychologist Robert Cialdini, who worked on both of these studies, calls this pmeoonhnen "social proof." He says people look to what others do in order to guide their own behavior. It's no wonder, then, that we base a lot of our own fiscal decisions on what other people do. And unfortunately, what we most easily observe are other people's sndeping behavior, not their sanigvs bevioahr. It's easy to notice if your friend goes on vacation or buys a new car or a swknay pair of shoes. And with social media, you can even keep tabs on the shopping hiatbs of the rich and the famous. Now, if someone wins the lottery,

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Psychologist Robert Cialdini, who worked on both of these studies, calls this __________ "social proof." He says people look to what others do in order to guide their own behavior. It's no wonder, then, that we base a lot of our own fiscal decisions on what other people do. And unfortunately, what we most easily observe are other people's ________ behavior, not their _______ ________. It's easy to notice if your friend goes on vacation or buys a new car or a ______ pair of shoes. And with social media, you can even keep tabs on the shopping ______ of the rich and the famous. Now, if someone wins the lottery,

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  1. behavior
  2. habits
  3. spending
  4. savings
  5. phenomenon
  6. swanky

Original Text

Psychologist Robert Cialdini, who worked on both of these studies, calls this phenomenon "social proof." He says people look to what others do in order to guide their own behavior. It's no wonder, then, that we base a lot of our own fiscal decisions on what other people do. And unfortunately, what we most easily observe are other people's spending behavior, not their savings behavior. It's easy to notice if your friend goes on vacation or buys a new car or a swanky pair of shoes. And with social media, you can even keep tabs on the shopping habits of the rich and the famous. Now, if someone wins the lottery,

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